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    setting the IP manually -- not getting internet

    this was the problem.... Ah... so DNS servers are maintained by ISPs and point web names to IP addresses ? does that mean that each ISP has to do this ? and does that mean that , for example, they might choose to /not/ include pointers to certain sites.. in certain countries... for...
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    setting the IP manually -- not getting internet

    Hi, I have a machine I'm running Apache and PhpBB (on 10.3.9) ... I'd like to make it so that machine always pulls the same IP from my router so that I can assign a DMZ to it and it will always be available from when I'm not at home. I called my router company.. they said to set the IPv4...
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    G4 500Mhz + Sonnet ATA 133 Card = 128 Gb max storage ?

    Hi there, I thought that if I added a Sonnet ATA 133 Card to a G4 500 Mhz desktop machine, I would be able to use hard drives above 128Gb in size.. But it seems that I was only able to partition the first 128Gb of this drive I installed a system onto. Is there something else I need to do.. ...
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    new old mac..

    I think the drive is set to cable select it didn't work on the logic board .. but worked fine as soon as i put it on the sonnet card's bus
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    Apache problem .local

    thanks... but I think I found it.. in the httpd.conf file, you can add a servername variable servername=www.mywebsite.com i *think* this forces all calls to the web site root to this address
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    Apache problem .local

    Hi, I'm having some problems.. I think related to the fact that when some pages come up.. instead of the domain name I've assigned.. they come up as computername.local/webpage.html could someone tell me how can I configure Apache on OS X (10.3) to use the correct domain that I specify ...
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    new old mac..

    just wanted to share.... I plugged in a Sonnet ATA card.. used a new ribbon cable, and OS X 10.3 installed fine and worked perfectly... do you guys think it could have been the ribbon cable ?? or.. the drive bus on the motherboard ??
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    new old mac..

    another question... would the computer work with a dead motherboard battery ?... i actually think this battery is OK.. (it registers /something/ on a battery checker) but I'm just curious..
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    new old mac..

    OS 9.1 had errors on install "Problems were encountered accessing the file "Apple System Profiler" on the disk "Untitled" (the hard drive!) Please move the file to another folder and then try again. My friend is suggesting that this might be a problem with the hard drive bus... or...
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    new old mac..

    OK.. i'm installing os 9.1.. wish me luck :-) luckily i kept my os 9 cds !
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    new old mac..

    I can't get an operating system on this computer... and when I boot from the OS install disk, I can't go to "About this Mac" .. how else can I figure out which computer I have ? I tried to install Panther... I got errors twice on install, then it installed on the third try, but when I try...
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    new old mac..

    I'll find out exactly which machine it is later today. Thanks for letting me know about the firmware issue. OS 9 ? oh no.. really.. :-/ Does it make sense that the computer can boot fine from the Tiger CD without the firmware update ?
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    new old mac..

    Hi, I just bought a g4 500 desktop machine off of ebay.. I was able to install OS X 10.4 on it quite easily.. but after I installed it, i wasn't able to boot up from the hard drive. i'm a newbie at technical troubleshooting.. so any advice would be appreciated.. my PC tech friend...
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